Description
Hearty roasted garlic potato soup delivers luxurious comfort without dairy, blending silky potatoes and deep garlic notes. Crisp herb garnishes and crusty bread complete this nourishing plant-based meal you’ll savor with warmth and satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g (1.1 lbs) potatoes, raw, peeled
- 12–14 cloves (60–70 g) garlic, peeled
- 250–350 ml (1 cup+) vegetable broth
- 60 ml (¼ cup) soy or oat cream
- 3 tbsps nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp onion powder (optional)
- 60 g (¼ cup) olive oil
- Sea salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Water, for boiling
- 2–4 slices old bread (at least 1 day old)
- Olive oil (from roasting garlic)
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Roasting Aromatics: Nestle whole garlic cloves in a small baking dish, lavishly drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle sea salt, and roast at 200°C until caramelized and tender, roughly 15-20 minutes.
- Potato Preparation: Peel and cube potatoes into uniform pieces, then gently simmer in salted water until fork-tender, ensuring complete drainage to eliminate excess moisture.
- Blending Technique: Combine roasted garlic, cooked potatoes, vegetable broth, soy cream, nutritional yeast, and onion powder in a high-powered blender, pulsing until velvety smooth with zero lumps.
- Seasoning and Consistency: Fine-tune soup’s texture by incrementally introducing vegetable broth, then season with black pepper and salt, adjusting to preferred taste profile.
- Crouton Crafting: Transform day-old bread into crispy garnish by cutting into precise cubes, tossing with olive oil and black pepper, then baking at 180°C on parchment-lined tray until golden and crunchy, approximately 10 minutes.
- Serving Elegance: Ladle piping hot soup into serving vessels, embellish with a delicate soy cream drizzle or reserved garlic-infused oil, and crown with freshly baked croutons moments before presentation.
Notes
- Roast Garlic Carefully: Golden color indicates perfect caramelization, which enhances deep, rich flavor without burning.
- Potato Cutting Technique: Uniform cube sizes ensure consistent cooking and smooth blending texture.
- Consistency Control: Adding vegetable broth gradually helps achieve desired soup thickness without diluting intense flavors.
- Crouton Crispness Tip: Use day-old bread for maximum crunchiness and prevent soggy texture during baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer.
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg